Recent content by maynard911

Selling my project http://sierravista.craigslist.org/mcy/4958398060.html It's a great bike, but I have four others and need some home repairs.

I built a Guzzi café for a friend. He had an original Norton fastback tank that he wanted to use. It had been used at one time but had been on the shelf for 20+ years. I did a double dose of Caswell following the included instructions and mounted it. It lasted about 3 months and then bubbles...

MikesXS http://www.mikesxs.net/product/51-6514.html

Check out Cone Engineering http://www.coneengineering.com/motorcycle_components.html Very nice stuff for reasonable prices.

When the hub was powder coated was the bearing seat area masked off?

The original question was "Can you bead blast brake rotors". The answer is yes. I have bead blasted rotors, pads, drums, and brake shoes with excellent results.. If done with fresh, medium to fine beads you are left with a matt finish that has a bit of a sheen to it. In the first 100 miles or so...

No, it means that it would give less pressure at the pads for the same force on the brake pedal.

I was talking about this http://www.eastwood.com/gray-epoxy-primer-eastwood.html But the spray can may be the same stuff. And yes the Shady Dell is still up and running, under new owners.

I have used Eastwood satin black on a frame. It is very durable but hard to apply a nice even coat. It doesn't want to blend in nicely. When you are doing a small complex shape like a master cylinder the overspray as you paint in one area will form very rough surface in other areas. My...

I have 14 1/4" Progressive Suspension Gas Magnum shocks on my bike. Yes they cause the chain to rub on the swing arm. The solution is to fashion a swing arm protector out of a nylon cutting board. You can mount it using the existing threaded hole, I think it is for the chain guard, and drilling...

I have been using this process for years, but with electrical contact cleaner. It leaves no residue at all and the grip tightens up quickly.

When I first got my XS it had been sitting in a field for 8 yrs. As you can imagine there were some issues. During the get it running troubleshooting I was using the 7a battery from another of my stable. I was surprised at how strong and long that battery was able to crank the bike. I believe...

I like your bike a lot. Would it be possible to swap sides on the fork tubes to put the caliper behind the fork?

If you can source it down in Aussie land use this http://www.marinetex.com/marinetexepoxyputty.html instead of JB Weld. Use the grey. I have done head to head comparisons and the Marine Tex is harder and has a better bond.